confidante
confidante is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom friend. You love me for no other end Than to become my confidant and friend; As such I keep no secret from your sight. Dryden.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acquaintance
- advocate
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- associate
- auxiliary
- bedfellow
- best
- boon
- bosom
- casual
- chamber
- childhood
- chum
- classman
- classmate
- colleague
- companion
- compatriot
- compeer
- comrade
- confrere
- copartner
- countryman
- crony
- divine
- ego
- familiar
- fast
- fautor
- favorer
- fellow
- friend
- genius
- good
- guest
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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